New Unheard Waylon Jennings Song Emerges, Billboard Mystery Revealed
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The new song is called “The Cowboy (Small Texas Town),” and it’s taken from the same recording sessions of Waylon’s 1978 album ‘I’ve Always Been Crazy.’ It also answers the Littlefield Billboard mystery.
CMT Awards Overlook Roger Clemens, Mindy McCready Affair
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On the 2024 CMT Awards Sunday evening (4-7), long time Toby Keith friend and Major League Baseball pitching legend Roger Clemens came out to start off a musical tribute to Toby Keith who passed away in February.
49 Winchester Announces New Album “Leavin’ This Holler”
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It’s from the hills and hollers of Appalachia that country music first came into being. And it’s from those same hills and hollers where a new generation of artists have risen to save country music in the modern era.
On Morgan Wallen’s Latest Arrest (The Chair Incident)
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Once again, Morgan Wallen has made an embarrassment of himself. And once again, it’s an embarrassment that unfortunately country music has to answer for since Wallen continues to crown the genre.
Beyoncé: “This Ain’t a Country Album.” Billboard: “Yes It Is.”
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Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is officially the #1 album on the Billboard Country Albums chart. This is despite Beyoncé explicitly stating in a March 19th statement, “This ain’t a Country album,” and later underscoring this statement.
Jerry Abbott, Country Songwriter and Father of Pantera Brothers, Has Died
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To the rock world, Jerry Abbott was known as the father of heavy metal legends “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and Vinnie Paul Abbott. But before his sons got into music, Jerry Abbott was a country singer, guitar player, and songwriter.
The 2024 CMT Awards Were Absolutely TERRIBLE
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I saw Jason Aldean perform on the 2024 CMT Awards, and now I’m a RACIST! Aldean performed in front of the 27-story University of Texas Tower in Austin, and murdered it harder than Charles Joseph Whitman.
Album Review – John Moreland’s “Visitor”
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Music might be marked by the presence of sound, but it’s the music of John Moreland that compels the hushing of everything else to allow the quietest and most reflective of moments to prevail.
Your Annual Reminder that the CMT Awards Don’t Matter
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The CMAs. The ACMs. The CMTs. The PCCAs. None of them come even close to truly recognizing the “best” that country music has to offer in a given year. It’s questionable if any of them truly deserve your undivided attention at all.
Sturgill Simpson Marks the 10th Anniversary of “Metamodern Sounds”
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Sturgill Simpson is releasing a 10th Anniversary edition of his landmark and iconic breakout album “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.” The album is given credit for turning the tide in country music.
Album Review – Zach Top’s “Cold Beer & Country Music”
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There is perhaps no better sign of the country resurgence than the surging popularity of 25-year-old Zach Top. His music has caught fire like he’s the next new thing, even though his sound is older than he is.
Filling the Holes in Rolling Stone’s List of Greatest Country Soul Albums
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This Rolling Stone list of the 25 Best Country Soul Albums has so many holes you could strain your spaghetti with it, while simultaneously including some titles that have no business being there.
Jesse Daniel Announces New Album “Countin’ The Miles”
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Jesse Daniel is one bad country music-making hombre. He’s not looking for any handouts or to cut in any lines. Everything he earns he wants to be from the callouses on his hands and the sweat from his brow.